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Wht4e Ntbbon
Mining & Maritime InternationaI Conference, Durban 2011
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WhaL ls WhlLe 8lbbon?
SLarLed by men ln Canada afLer a massacre of
14 female sLudenLs ln MonLreal ln 1989
Men have a responslblllLy Lo speak ouL agalnsL
vlolence agalnsL women
WhlLe 8lbbon uay ls november 23
Lh
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V|o|ence aga|nst women Iacts and
f|gures
Close Lo half of all women (40) have experlenced vlolence slnce Lhe age
of 13
!usL under one Lhlrd of women (29) have experlenced pbyslcol ossoolt
nearly one ln flve women (17) have experlenced sexool ossoolt
nearly one ln slx women (16) have experlenced vlolence by a currenL or
prevlous parLner ln Lhelr llfeLlme
Slnce Lhe age of 13 one Lhlrd of women (33) have experlenced
lnapproprlaLe commenLs abouL Lhelr body or sex llfe one quarLer (23)
have experlenced unwanLed sexual Louchlng and one ln flve (19) have
been sLalked (A8S 2006)
osttolloo 8oteoo of 5totlstlcs 2006

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, Cath
l swear never Lo commlL
vlolence agalnsL women never
Lo excuse vlolence agalnsL
women and never Lo remaln
sllenL abouL vlolence agalnsL
women"
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Why ls lL lmporLanL unlons are lnvolved?
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MuA AcLlvlLles
Organised Not Silent, Not Violent t-shirts
for members nationally
!roduced Not Silent Not Violent flags
ncouraged employers to fly flags at their
offices
Many ships flew the flag on the day
including international trading vessels,
vessels working in the coastal trade ie.
passenger vessels, Spirit of Tasmania I and
II, vessels working in the oil and gas
industry
On the waterfront, flags were flown from
office buildings
White Ribbon Day dinner
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WhlLe 8lbbon Workplaces
MUA men at !atrick terminals
in Fremantle, Brisbane,
Sydney and Melbourne have
endorsed the concept which
will be co-branded MUA and
White Ribbon.
We have developed a
strategic organising approach
to raise consciousness of
and commitment to the White
Ribbon programme.
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Akhona Ceveza
-19 year oId cadet and SATAWU member.
EnroIIed in the Transnet NationaI Ports
Authority's Maritime Studies Programme.
-Died on a ship in 2010 after aIIeging abuse
-ITF dedicated November 25
th
, 2010 to Akhona
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WhaL Can ?ou uo?
-fficiaIs can become
ambassadors
- WorkpIace campaigns
-Mark November 25
th
-ITF affiIiates: ITF "Break the
SiIence" campaign for
November 25th